Blue Jasmine

The recent release of "She-Devil" (1989, Olive, PG-13, $20) on Blu-ray is a perfect opportunity to revisit the little-seen comic gem. A notorious bomb when it was first released, director Susan Seidelman's fifth movie marked the beginning and end of Roseanne Barr's film career. Barr isn't terrible, just surprisingly mild. But "She-Devil" is best enjoyed as a showcase for one of Meryl Streep's most glorious comic creations. Swathed in pink chiffon and speaking in a breathy whisper, Streep is hilarious as Mary Fisher, a romance novelist who inspires the wrath of housewife Ruth Patchett (Barr) after she steals away Ruth's husband (Ed Begley...

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